Location: United States
Zero Bey
Artist Bio
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. Son of a notable and prolific artist, Kabu MBII. This two time combat medal achieving US Army veteran returned home after his military career in pursuit of a professional art career. Zero utilizes the plastic arts as a healing practice as the primary means for integrating his PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) into his passion for painting. Zero’s paintings initiate meaningful interaction with his audience, purposefully measured for value beyond one's first viewing experience.
L.A. gave him the grit and gift of urban style, his father gave the gift of painting, the army experience of service and humanity. Zero Bey is a contemporary emergent artist, content curator, media influencer. Zero is a “post-contemporary” American painter.
Some featured exhibitions and juried art shows Zero has participated in include:
Memory,Joy and Resistance, group show, Santa Fe' Community Gallery, 2026
American Hunger, Augusta Savage Gallery,UMASS, 2016.
Chaya Art Gallery at Rangoli M.G., Bangalore, India, 2015.
Zero is currently represented inside art communities in Los Angeles,CA., Denver, CO., Brooklyn, New York, Albuquerque, New Mexico and New Orleans, LA.
Artist: Zero Bey
Painter
Active in New Mexico
Born 1969
"Jeremiad hollers conjure memories of our dearly departed ancestors, guardians and children. Calling out to us, advising the living to clear away the bad air between us, for future's sake. I there is to be one."
A "lost artifact" painted on canvas in monochrome, black and white, positive-negative relational duality found in a subterranean basement apartment, in Denver, CO.
2023
Colorful, verbose, loud in character. Visual tribute to creative musical genius embodied in Mr. Miles Davis
2024
Denver, CO.
The Minotaur in flight escapes a golden vault. Running with worldly riches, a busted bag of gold, a Unicorn and a woman over his shoulder. In this riddle, is the minotaur a thief or is he taking back possessions rightfully his?
NM
2024
“Clearing Old Bad Air”
“The Lost Artifaact”
“ Miles is High Frequency”
“Theft”
